A conservative candidate has been elected mayor in re-elections in the northwestern Colombian town of Bello, after the first election fell apart in October, according to Spanish news source EFE. Conservative…
The Colombian tourism department plans to increase tourism by improving airline infrastructure, developing the cruise industry, limiting visa restrictions, and improving road travel. The department has outlined its main aims…
A leading corporate risk consultancy firm has stated that corruption is the single greatest concern for investors coming to Colombia, according to Radio Caracol. Company director for Kroll Latin America, Andres Otero,…
Ecopetrol launched on Monday the second phase of emergency works to cope with the aftermath of a burst oil pipe in northern Colombia, according to newspaper El Espectador. Ecopetrol, Colombia’s…
The Colombian Armed Forces have created three new task forces aimed at targeting the core of the FARC, reports Caracol Radio. A main aim of the task forces — who will…
Colombia’s National Police force has inaugurated 100 new patrol members from indigenous group the Wayuu, reports newspaper El Espectador. The 80 men and 20 women from Amerindian ethnic group the Wayuu…
Miss Colombia has furiously denied rumors circulating about her relationship with the son of a convicted paramilitary supporter, according to Colombian gossip site Sweet. Things are going from bad to worse…
A burst pipe has spilled thousands of barrels of oil into a reservoir, contaminating the water supply of Cucuta, north Colombia, according to Radio Caracol. It is the second time…
Colombia’s top vallenato singer and composer Diosmedes Diaz was forced to confirm he is still alive and kicking Friday, after rubbish reports that he had been shot several times in…